Enter Boris and his (back-to-front) dragon shorts as the London mayor dons a typically unconventional running outfit

You'd have thought that with the election safely won, he might have had a spare couple of seconds to look in the mirror before he left the house.

But then, given that this is Boris Johnson, perhaps he did.

The newly re-elected Mayor of London plumped for a typically unconventional outfit on his morning run yesterday, featuring a pair of pink-trimmed satin shorts emblazoned with a golden dragon.

Another election victory, another unusual jogging outfit: London mayor Boris Johnson wore a pair of shorts emblazoned with a bright dragon for a morning run yesterday, left, and a skull and crossbones headscarf matched with a pair of floral shorts as he headed out for a jog in 2004, right

Day job: Boris Johnson wearing his more usual smart work clothes as he is elected London mayor for a second term

The design was undeniably eye-catching, but some sartorially-informed onlookers were convinced that the shorts were on back to front.